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Jerusalem - The so-called Monuments of Absalom, James, and Zacharias, in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, With the Modern Gravestones

Date

1862

Medium

Albumen silver print

Culture

English

Department

Photographs

Institution

Getty Museum

View of the Tomb of Absalom, the Benei Hezir Tomb, and the Tomb of Zechariah carved into the Mount of Olives. Jewish grave markers cover the ground in front of the Tomb of Zechariah. The two tombs on either end are rock-cut monoliths adorned with columns. The Tomb of Absalom features a conical roof with concave sides, and the Tomb of Zechariah is topped with a pyramid. The Benei Hezir Tomb is a cave, the entrance of which is adorned with stone columns carved into the rock.

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